Asclepius practice

 

1.                Complete the Meeting Aesclepius mp3 (located in the Doc Sharing area). Describe your meditative practices for the week and discuss the experience. Explain how mindfulness or meditation has fostered an increase in your psychological or spiritual wellness. How can you continue to apply these practices in your life to foster greater health and wellness?

It is the wise healer who resides within each of us who will help guide us through the preparations and the integral process itself. That wise one the ancient Greeks called Asclepius. I tried this exercise to the first time and did not succeed. I got hard time to sit in communicate with this wise person and feel his/her presence. After 24 hrs, I tried again this exercise and realized concentration is very important do this practice. I always wanted to become a top dancing start so I imaged that person and enjoyed every second of loving healer in body, mind and speech. I enjoyed doing this exercise and I would definitely recommend to my friends if they feel down about their life. It helps a lot to achieve our goal.

2.                Describe the saying: "One cannot lead another where one has not gone himself" (p.477). How does this apply to the health and wellness professional? Do you have an obligation to your clients to be developing your health psychologically, physically, and spiritually? Why or why not? How can you implement psychological and spiritual growth in your personal life?

One cannot lead another where one has not gone himself. I totally agree to this sentence because if you never had an experience, then you don’t have rights to advice anybody. For example, if somebody is going trough divorce, nobody will understand that pain unless personally you have gone through that pain. That person is already feeling sad so physically we should be helping them like tell them to divert their minds to some activities. Spiritually we can advice them to do some yoga class or massage to help them relieve pain and clear their mind. Psychologically we can share their feelings and make them feel good.